TBL Rosters 8.0a Released and Challenge 39
Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2015 3:55 pm
TBL Rosters v8.0a were just released prior to this challenge. Please follow the link to see the news item for that release and download those rosters.
TBL Rosters v8.0a
Thanks again to Manimal, Archibalduk, and all of the researchers for turning out this huge update!
I'm pleased to announce Challenge #39!
In this challenge we're going to follow essentially the same set of rules that we used in the last couple challenges,with a slight change. These challenges have proved to be some of our more popular challenges and the rules seemed more approachable for newer participant. For this challenge we're going to provide everyone with a saved game that I have simmed through to April 25th 2016. When you load this game, you'll retire the temporary GM I made (named TBL Challenge) and add your GM, taking over the Boston Bruins. At that point, you'll want to immediately send your scouts out to scout the NHL Draft and the NHL, AHL, and maybe ECHL. You should have just enough time to scout before the draft.
DO NOT FOLLOW THE STANDARD CHALLENGE RULES! Please follow the rules laid out in this message. The only exception is the stats reporting and scoring detailed HERE. That will remain the same.
This is how it will work...
As soon as you take over the Boston Bruins go to the little gear icon on the upper left of the screen (settings). You'll get a drop down menu where you can choose to go to "Preferences". Click that. In this preferences screen we're going to do 2 things. First, select the box to "Disable Human Sackings". We're going to be doing some pretty foolish things and we're bound to upset our board. Now go down to "Attribute Display". You'll probably either have this set to "Traditional (1-20)" or "Alternative (1-100)". We're going to change it to "Hidden". We're relying on everyone being honorable here and following this rule. It's not one we can really enforce but it will make this challenge so much more fun. Please follow this rule!
Once the Stanley Cup Finals are done (the game starts during the playoffs and the Bruins having come in 8th and then getting eliminated in the first round) and trading has opened up again, you're going to trade away every player on your team that is 29 year old or older! You're going to trade them for draft picks and young players. Anyone 29 or older that's not traded before July 1st will have to be released..
All players aged 29 or older must be traded or released before July 1st. Player's age is as of July 1st. i.e. Kevan Miller. He will be 29 on November 11th. He does NOT have to be traded. If his birthday had been on July 1st, he would've been considered 29.
You must trade these players for draft picks or young players under contract (or a combination of the two).
Incoming players must be aged 24 or younger!
You may not trade for unsigned players/prospects!
You may not send draft picks out in a trade. They can only come in.
You can package multiple 29 or older players in a deal but you may not have more than 3 assets going out or coming in on a deal. i.e. Loui Eriksson, Dennis Seidenberg, and Adam McQuaid traded for a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd round pick is allowed. You could not add more to either side of that deal though.
You may not trade for draft picks for future drafts, only the 2016 draft.
You may not re-sign players aged 29 and over so that they'll get trade interest. He'll have to be allowed to go for nothing. In this challenge, that's Chris Kelly, Maxime Talbot, and Jonas Gustavsson.
You may re-sign any other players with expiring contracts.
You may sign any of your unsigned prospects but you may not trade them.
To keep things clear, the following players have to be traded or let go:
Zdeno Chara
Dennis Seidenberg
Loui Eriksson
Patrice Bergeron
David Krejci
Adam McQuaid
Tuukka Rask
Once July 1st comes around you're allowed to hire and fire non-playing staff freely. Put the staff that you want in place. Find staff that work well with youngsters so that you'll be able to develop all of these young players you have. Find good scouts for the coming years. Going in to season 1 (the 2016-2017) season, you can sign any of your prospects that you like but you are not allowed to sign any UFAs. You're also not allowed to make waiver claims. You won't be able to make any more moves in this first season. Play it out and develop your young players.
Season 2 and on
Each season on June 15th the veteran age will drop. You'll have the option of trading away these veteran players or keeping them. The same restrictions apply here that applied the when you first took over the team but the age will drop
2017-2018: Players aged 28 or older may be traded
2018-2019: Players aged 27 or older may be traded
2019-2020: Players aged 26 or older may be traded
2020-2021: Players aged 25 or older may be traded
Also, starting with season 2, each season you may trade one players under the veteran age. You may not package this player with a veteran. They must be traded on their own.
In this challenge you are not allowed to:
Trade away your draft picks.
Sign UFAs.
Claim players from waivers.
The saved game for this challenge may be downloaded HERE.
All Challenge #39 talk goes HERE.
Post your screenshots HERE.
TBL Rosters v8.0a
Thanks again to Manimal, Archibalduk, and all of the researchers for turning out this huge update!
I'm pleased to announce Challenge #39!
In this challenge we're going to follow essentially the same set of rules that we used in the last couple challenges,with a slight change. These challenges have proved to be some of our more popular challenges and the rules seemed more approachable for newer participant. For this challenge we're going to provide everyone with a saved game that I have simmed through to April 25th 2016. When you load this game, you'll retire the temporary GM I made (named TBL Challenge) and add your GM, taking over the Boston Bruins. At that point, you'll want to immediately send your scouts out to scout the NHL Draft and the NHL, AHL, and maybe ECHL. You should have just enough time to scout before the draft.
DO NOT FOLLOW THE STANDARD CHALLENGE RULES! Please follow the rules laid out in this message. The only exception is the stats reporting and scoring detailed HERE. That will remain the same.
This is how it will work...
As soon as you take over the Boston Bruins go to the little gear icon on the upper left of the screen (settings). You'll get a drop down menu where you can choose to go to "Preferences". Click that. In this preferences screen we're going to do 2 things. First, select the box to "Disable Human Sackings". We're going to be doing some pretty foolish things and we're bound to upset our board. Now go down to "Attribute Display". You'll probably either have this set to "Traditional (1-20)" or "Alternative (1-100)". We're going to change it to "Hidden". We're relying on everyone being honorable here and following this rule. It's not one we can really enforce but it will make this challenge so much more fun. Please follow this rule!
Once the Stanley Cup Finals are done (the game starts during the playoffs and the Bruins having come in 8th and then getting eliminated in the first round) and trading has opened up again, you're going to trade away every player on your team that is 29 year old or older! You're going to trade them for draft picks and young players. Anyone 29 or older that's not traded before July 1st will have to be released..
All players aged 29 or older must be traded or released before July 1st. Player's age is as of July 1st. i.e. Kevan Miller. He will be 29 on November 11th. He does NOT have to be traded. If his birthday had been on July 1st, he would've been considered 29.
You must trade these players for draft picks or young players under contract (or a combination of the two).
Incoming players must be aged 24 or younger!
You may not trade for unsigned players/prospects!
You may not send draft picks out in a trade. They can only come in.
You can package multiple 29 or older players in a deal but you may not have more than 3 assets going out or coming in on a deal. i.e. Loui Eriksson, Dennis Seidenberg, and Adam McQuaid traded for a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd round pick is allowed. You could not add more to either side of that deal though.
You may not trade for draft picks for future drafts, only the 2016 draft.
You may not re-sign players aged 29 and over so that they'll get trade interest. He'll have to be allowed to go for nothing. In this challenge, that's Chris Kelly, Maxime Talbot, and Jonas Gustavsson.
You may re-sign any other players with expiring contracts.
You may sign any of your unsigned prospects but you may not trade them.
To keep things clear, the following players have to be traded or let go:
Zdeno Chara
Dennis Seidenberg
Loui Eriksson
Patrice Bergeron
David Krejci
Adam McQuaid
Tuukka Rask
Once July 1st comes around you're allowed to hire and fire non-playing staff freely. Put the staff that you want in place. Find staff that work well with youngsters so that you'll be able to develop all of these young players you have. Find good scouts for the coming years. Going in to season 1 (the 2016-2017) season, you can sign any of your prospects that you like but you are not allowed to sign any UFAs. You're also not allowed to make waiver claims. You won't be able to make any more moves in this first season. Play it out and develop your young players.
Season 2 and on
Each season on June 15th the veteran age will drop. You'll have the option of trading away these veteran players or keeping them. The same restrictions apply here that applied the when you first took over the team but the age will drop
2017-2018: Players aged 28 or older may be traded
2018-2019: Players aged 27 or older may be traded
2019-2020: Players aged 26 or older may be traded
2020-2021: Players aged 25 or older may be traded
Also, starting with season 2, each season you may trade one players under the veteran age. You may not package this player with a veteran. They must be traded on their own.
In this challenge you are not allowed to:
Trade away your draft picks.
Sign UFAs.
Claim players from waivers.
The saved game for this challenge may be downloaded HERE.
All Challenge #39 talk goes HERE.
Post your screenshots HERE.
